On Creativity

• Wired to Create, Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind, Scott Barry Kaufmann & Carolyn Gregoire

• The Creative Act: A Way of Being, Rick Rubin

• The Work of Art, Adam Moss

• Flow, The Psychology of Optimal Experience, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

• Creativity, The Psychology of Discovery and Invention, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

• Art and Fear, Observations on the Perils of Artmaking, David Bayles and Ted Orland

  Art/Photography Philosophy

• More Than a Rock Eases on Art, Creativity, Photography, Nature, and Life, Guy Tal

• Another Day Not Wasted, Mediations on Photography, Art, and Wildness, Guy Tal

• The Interior Landscape, The Landscape From Both Sides of the Camera: Reflections on Art, Creativity, Expression, and a Life in Photography, Guy Tal

• Be Extraordinary, Philosophical Advice for Photographic and Other Artists, Guy Tal

• The Essence of Photography, Seeing and Creativity, Bruce Barnbaum

• The Art of Photography, A Personal Approach to Artistic Expression, Bruce Barnbaum

Technique

• The Camera, The Ansel Adams Photography Series 1, Ansel Adams

• The Negative, The Ansel Adams Photography Series 2, Ansel Adams

• The Print, The Ansel Adams Photography Series 3, Ansel Adams

• Fine Art Inkjet Printing, The Craft and Art of the Digital Print, Jim Mickelson

• Mastering Composition, The Definitive Guide for Photographers, Richard Garvey-Williams

Discovery

• Hidden Potential, The Science of Achieving Greater Things, Adam Grant

• Wabi-Sabi, For Artists, Designers, Poets and Philosophers, Leonard Koren

• In The Flow, Passion, Purpose and the Power of Mindfulness, Deborah Norris

Deep Dives

• Art and Visual Perception, Rudolf Arnheim

• The Art Spirit, Robert Henri

  Art Appreciation

• What Are You Looking At?, The Surprising, Shocking, and Sometimes Strange Story of 150 Years of Modern Art, Will Gompertz

• See What You’re Missing: New Ways of Looking at the World Through Art, Will Gompertz